Did you know if you put even just a little liquid(in this case, maple) on the outside of a sweet potato, it prevents it from developing an ugly skin burn while roasting? Only a blogger…

Liberte Raspberry Goat Milk Yogurt With Dark Chocolate Chips

Liberte Goat Milk Yogurt

Did you know goat milk is easier to digest than cow’s milk because it’s closer to human milk? You can thank Averie for that factoid. It’s also deeelicious if you ask me; I had to pick this up when I was at Dedham Whole Foods because it’s so rare, too. I love the combination of dark chocolate and raspberry, too. Yum!

Did you know a new study suggests that eating high calorie/high fat foods most of the time causes imbalances in the body similar to heroine that then creates a compulsion to eat only high calorie/high fat foods and more of them? Did you know I’m screwed if that’s true?

Did you know this used to be my favorite flavor of ice cream when I was younger? It also just one Turkey Hill’s annual flavor competition. It’s taken years, but I’ve finally found my au naturale replacement.

Did you know law of the freezer states when you finish one pint you are thereby allowed to replace it? I already have in mind what I want to replace it with…

Did you know you should always let cheese come to room temperature before serving it? It’s more pungent and flavorful that way. On the contrary, if you stick it in the microwave, that just makes it a melted mess.

I so love your themed posts – they’re super clever! 🙂 I also love learning new things… like the incredible fact about the salad dressing and nutrient absorption! Fascinating! Thanks for all the great tidbits of knowledge! I can’t wait to try the room temp cheese – hooray for even more flavorful cheese! I’m also SO psyched about the maple tofu recipe, and the alternative to pressing tofu! YAY!! Can’t wait to fix your recipe this week – thank you! 🙂

Gluten. Ahh.. yes, I denied for my entire life i was gluten intolerant but in my late 20s after living in the bathroom, moody, cranky, irritable, no appetite, I realized this was just not normal. This was a good 6+ yrs ago so not quite the buzz worthy status it is now…but I got off gluten and then dairy and am still soy-light. And one bite of anything is not worth feeling like crap for days!

jqlee- it is very important to go to your doctor is you suspect you have a true gluten intolerance- you need to have blood tests and something called a colonoscopy to confirm it. Coeliac disease is so much more than possibly feeling a bit rough after eating gluten- because it causes malabsorption you can suffer from complications including anaemia, vit deficiencies- espec. B12- which can cause permanent nerve damage, possibly colon cancers, stomach ulcers, a certain type of T cell lymphoma… it is often associated with a characteristic skin condition too- dermititus hyperformitus. You need to be monitored by your doctor to check your antibody levels (immune system) aren’t still raised against gluten when avoiding it- otherwise you could still have problems. Hope that helps.

I would’ve thought the transition to be hard, too. But I’ve just stopped eating anything that might have gluten in it to begin with and it hasn’t been hard at all. There’s never gluten in things like fruit, veggies, meat, beans, oatmeal, peanut butter, yogurt, cheese, popcorn, chocolate, or ice cream(except some with cookie dough), so there’s never any worry about getting “gluten free” any of that

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